Found poem: The courage to live [annotated]
POET’S NOTE: As an exercise to try something new in composing a poem, I wrote this short piece as a found poem based on news headlines and related blog posts. John […]
Tag Archives: literature
50 poems in 30 days
More than 50 poems were sent to publishers in January. Encouraged by another poet who submits somewhere in the neighborhood of 60 poems a month, I thought it would be […]
Interview: Laura Hope-Gill on Soul Tree Solstice
Laura Hope-Gill is a poet, teacher and author of Look Up Asheville: An Architectural Journey and Look Up Asheville II. She is a NCArts Fellow, founding director of Asheville Wordfest […]
Interview: Barbie Angell on Roasting Questions
Barbie Angell is Asheville’s “poetess extraordinaire.” She has performed her poetry before audiences at bars, coffee shops and this Friday she’ll be at The Hop West promoting her new book […]
Interview: Luke Hankins on Poems of Devotion
Luke Hankins is Senior Editor at Asheville Poetry Review and the author of a collection of poems, Weak Devotions, a chapbook of translations of French poems by Stella Vinitchi Radulescu, I […]
How long does it take to write a haiku?
It is twilight. A meager meal of potatoes and cheese provides a father and his children sustenance. As they eat he tells them about a son who lived a long […]
Rebecca Baggett, Joseph Mills & Nan Watkins
Join poets Rebecca Baggett, Joseph Mills, and Nan Watkins for Malaprop’s monthly reading series Poetrio, Sunday, December 2, 2012, 3:00 p.m. From Malaprop’s Bookstore’s Virginia McKinley news release: Rebecca Baggett…. earned a bachelor’s […]
Kathryn Stripling Byer Poetry Reading & Booksigning
Sunday, November 11, 2012, 3:00 p.m., Malaprop’s presents a poetry reading and book signing for Kathryn Stripling Byer. From Malaprop’s news release: Poetry reading and booksigning event with Kathryn Stripling […]
Welcome new readers!
Earlier today I notice that Poetryblogs.org features my blog (I guess this means I should update the blog more often). Thanks for visiting Coffeehouse Junkie’s Blog and hope you return and share what […]
David Hopes, Holly Iglesias & Richard Krawiec
Malaprop’s presents Poetrio, November 4, 2012, 3 P.M., featuring David Hopes, Holly Iglesias and Richard Krawiec. From Malaprop’s: Richard Krawiec is an extraordinarily versatile writer who has published novels and […]
